Whether you're off to Wild Life this weekend, V Festival in August or Bestival in September, these are the tents, equipment and gadgets you need for camping au luxe this festival season. With a trunk full of this junk (high quality tech, that is) you can stop fretting about staying clean, losing power and sleeping dry and concentrate on what really matters: music, beer and... the weather forecast.

Tent test #1

FastPitch Air Valdes 6 by Coleman

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Pop-up tents used to have the quick-camp market cornered, but they had a fatal flaw: the structures were flimsy and cramped. The solution comes in the form of inflatable frames - and we love the design of the Coleman. Pumped up in minutes from a single point, it stands at head height with roomy living quarters for six occupants.

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Tent test #2

Rhapsody 800XL by Vango

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Less a tent than a canvas house, the Rhapsody accommodates up to eight people. Each person gets their own king-size space and zip-up interior partitions mean you can create rooms to suit sleeping arrangements. Sleeping being the operative word - the tent's integrated "Tension Band System" keeps the large structure stable even in strong winds.

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The Robens Raptor is a non-pop-up tent that will nevertheless stand upright without being pegged. You should still pitch it to keep it securely on the ground, of course, a process that only takes one person five minutes, but it leaves the tantalising possibility of arriving late, throwing in your pack and calling it home for the night.

The clincher: A two-person tent, it'll fit a double mattress snugly and can also be entered from either side.

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Why kid yourself that you'll be hosting a festival orgy when, in reality, you'll use your tent for passing out and little else. For that, the Abisko Lite 1 is perfect: made from Polyamide, it weighs just 1.38kg, and packs into a roll smaller than your sleeping bag.The clincher: It's great at a festival, but also functions as a trekking tent for all four seasons.

Tent test #5

Cinch

Granted, you could buy a separate solar-charger (see above) but, as you'll mostly only use it when camping, why not get a tent with one built in? The Cinch four-man boasts integrated panels and energy storage packs.

The clincher: It comes with LED tent pegs, so you need never again tank it in the festival darkness.

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Kiss goodbye to pesky batteries and say hello to solar and kinetic energy with this rechargeable yet very powerful lantern. Bundled with an in-car adapter for back-up, the Vango has variable light output and is ideal for a tabletop or hanging from the tent ceiling.

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Farewell, paraffin tins. BioLite's campfire burns wood to create a smokeless flame and uses the heat to generate electricity. This in turn powers a fan to further boost combustion - meaning you can heat your soup in a flash - and lets you tap into any surplus power via a USB port.

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Even camping backstage, the shower queue tends to be biblical. Dodge it with this pressure shower: fill it, pump it and you'll get eight litres of flow. Best of all, it easily folds to a fraction of its size. Just please wear your bathing trunks.

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